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Solving Critical Design Problems (Theory and Practice)

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:16:27 +0000

A mix of design thinking, application and case studies, Solving Critical Design Problems: Theory and Practice is a practical resource book for beginning designers to engage in more critical practice. It explores how design is increasingly used to solve large, complex, modern-day problems that s..

Price: $233.99

Studies in Tuscan Renaissance Painting/Studi sulla pittura toscana del Rinascimento

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:52:15 +0000

Everett Fahy’s writings are of fundamental importance to the study of Tuscan Renaissance painting from the late 14th to the 16th century. An endeavor that lasted 50 years, starting with his 1965 essay on Piero di Cosimo and ending with his contributions for the 2015 Florentine exhibition on the sa..

Price: $110.00

Les Français et la Renaissance (Idées et représentations de l'architecture, 1760-1880) (French Edition)

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:54:44 +0000

The theme of the book is the interpretation of Italian Renaissance art by French artists as of the final decades of the 18th century. In particular, the book examines the origins of the historiographical myth of Tuscan Quattrocento architecture and art and how this myth took shape and spread th..

Price: $91.99

Dissertation as Contemporary Art (How Academic Research Becomes Artistic Practice)

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:18:15 +0000

Part field guide, part conceptual art project, and part methodological roadmap, this book explores what counts as knowledge, how unconventional work becomes recognizable as rigorous research, and how artists can work within academic institutions without sacrificing their own ways of knowing.Price: $89.99

200 Words to Help You Talk about: Sociology

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:08:59 +0000

Understand and discuss the forces shaping the society! This compact toolkit delivers 200 vital sociology concepts – from social structures to cultural shifts. Decode news stories, analyze relationships, and engage meaningfully with the world around you. Stop feeling lost in social complexity; g..

Price: $19.90

Draw All Life's Beautiful Things (More Than 30 Simple Projects to Draw from Nature and Everyday Life)

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:42:56 +0000

If you marvel at the world around you and would love to be able to draw the things you see, this book is for you. It's designed for everyone who's wanted to learn to draw but was daunted by the complexity of rendering a moving or three-dimensional object in two dimensions. You'll learn to draw the..

Price: $12.99

Art with Pastels (Tips, techniques & 22 projects for getting the most out of your oil pastels)

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:42:48 +0000

The ultimate handbook of projects, tips and techniques for creating stunning art with oil pastels.

Brightly colored and beautifully textured, oil pastels are a great art material for beginner and experienced artists alike. Guided by contemporary pastels artist Ju..

Price: $24.99

Just Play the Notes! (Notation and Interpretation from a Performer's Perspective)

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:22:10 +0000

This book provides a performer’s perspective on the communication process, from the composer through notation interpretation to the performance of classical music. It primarily functions as textbook for students at music academies and conservatoires,while also being relevant their teachers,incl..
Price: $49.95

Artistic Applications through Critical Autoethnography (A Therapeutic Approach)

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:14:48 +0000

This book promotes a 'therapeutic' aspect of autoethnographic inquiry, performance, presentation, and exhibition. The edited collection engages art, artistic expression, and artistic reflections on lived experience as performative artistic interventions and therapeutics in coping.

Price: $70.99

Art at the Center (Inclusive Strategies and Ready-to-Use Lessons for Integrating American Art Across Subjects (Grades 6-8))

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:37:21 +0000

Ready-to-use lessons for integrating American art across the middle school curriculum
Only one in three U.S. schools offer consistent visual arts instruction, yet research shows students engaged in the arts are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement. Art a..
Price: $35.00